Here's a song
that we had recorded
on Capitol Records.
It's about the American Civil War.
It was recorded by a group
called The Band first,
and we liked it real well,
so we recorded it ourselves.
And the name of it is entitled,
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,
and it goes like this,
and we hope you like it.
Virgil Cain is the name
and I served on the Danville train
Held Stallman's cavalry cane
and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of 65 we were hungry
and just barely alive
By May 10th, Richmond had fell
It was a time I re
member oh so well
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
And they went la la la la la la,
la la la la la la la la la
Like my father before me,
I'm a working man
An d like my brother that loved me,
he took a rebel stand
He was just 18, proud and brave
But the Yankees drained him in his grave
I swear by the blood below my feet
They can't make a cane rise up
when he's in defeat
The night they drove old Dixie down
All the bells were ringing
In the night they drove old Dixie down
All the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la